Mike,
Actually I am having a
good day. Perhaps I am referring to the wrong thing...I am referring to the COLOURED prefixes that appears next to the titles of (some) of the posts in say, the New Posts view.
As to your page link, actually, I prefer it. I understand the need for banner ads, accept that they are a fact of (your) life, and so one. It's all the
other visual clutter that has slowly been accumulating on, say, the New Posts view with layer upon layer of panels within panels, all screeming loudly in shades of
blue,
green,
teal, and
grey, but saying nothing.
Even on my monitor with a vertical resolution of 1050 (not that great but probably average or above) I get to see between 5 and 6 lines of posts. That's silly.
You should have a look at the
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/ website to see where you are going wrong.
For an example of (what I consider at least) a clean design for a web forum you could look at
this (and still have room for your ads).
I remain, however, your faithful servant
Hugs, Oz